Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: March 4, 2026.
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; public funding for multifamily residential housing, etc.
Virginia Housing Development Authority; homeowner's insurance; Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act; companion animals and certain pets. Requires any housing development provided a mortgage loan by the Virginia Housing Development Authority to authorize occupants to own or otherwise maintain at least one companion animal within the occupant's dwelling unit. The bill prohibits insurers from inquiring, refusing to issue, canceling, refusing to renew, or increasing a rate of any homeowner's insurance policy based on the breed or mixture of breed of any dog that is present, maintained, or kept at the property. Finally, the bill requires any landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act to provide a disclosure with any application for a rental agreement containing a written copy of any terms and conditions of the rental agreement regarding an applicant's ability to own or otherwise maintain a companion animal within the dwelling unit. If such landlord maintains a website regarding the property, such terms and conditions shall additionally be published to such website.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | failed |
| 2026-01-22 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-04 | Latest Action | S Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) |